By Sabya van Elswijk, This is Rowshan Ara Chowdhury. She is the grandmother of Alia Kamal, one of the artists of the Dhaka art […]
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Hijra in Bangladesh: Parvat
By Sabya van Elswijk, After our meeting with Boys of Bangladesh, we understand more about being gay in Bangladesh, and it is also clear you […]
Elderly in Bangladesh: Tara Adhikary
By Sabya van Elswijk, Aroni brings us to her former neighbour, or ‘auntie’ as she calls her. Tara Adhikary is her name, and she has […]
Shali Mazar: Musicians
By Sabya Van Elswijk, One of the participants of the Dhaka art project is Aroni. She is a painter, and a dancer. Her father is […]
“He wants to go beyond the Sun!!”
By Sumon, It is hard to recall the time, when with some of my friends we chatted on to the boat, near to a berth […]
Boys of Bangladesh
By Sabya van Elswijk, We are invited to meet with the director of Boys of Bangladesh, a network of gay people in Dhaka. Arriving at […]
Elderly in Bangladesh
Elderly Bangladesh: information Elderly in Bangladesh: By Sabya van Elswijk, To understand more about being old and living in Bangladesh, we took some parts of […]
Definitions
Definitions By Sabya van Elswijk, Being in Dhaka, we find our definitions of the world constantly challenged. Working with homeless: these should be people […]
Living along the railroad
14/07/2014, by Sabya van Elswijk, This morning we went with Raj in the car to meet Emran in a teastall (cha dokan) near his house. […]
Dialogues at Dhaka Art Center
By Sabya Van Elswijk, Dialogue Dhaka art center 12th of July Today we met with the artists in Dhaka art center, after asking the question […]